Today's Latin Tuesday lesson courtesy of David Wilezol: From Tertullan, Ad Martyras, 6: Quot a latronibus ferro, ab hostibus etiam cruce extincti sunt, torti prius, immo et omni contumelia expuncti! How many, I tell you, have suffered at the hands of enemies death on a cross, after having been tortured…

As mentioned on the show this morning during the interview with Bing West: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/398388/why-army-brass-punishing-special-forces-hero-duncan-d-hunter-bing-west Brought to you by www.billbennett.com

1.“The Tragedy of American Compassion” by Marvin Olasky. A brilliant history of the welfare state and how we let government services substitute for true compassion. 2. “Drawing Life” by David Gelernter. A Yale computer genius and conservative professor, David Gelernter reflects on modern life and his injury at the hands…

Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard slams Pres. Obama for his failure to recognize the war against radical Islam: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/01/17/dem_congresswoman_obama_refuses_to_recognize_radical_islam_is_our_enemy.html Brought to you by www.billbennett.com

Today's Latin Tuesday lesson from David Wilezol: Tacitus, Agricolae, 98 “Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.” “To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call these things empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.” A listener named Alan…

As mentioned on this morning's program, Robert Costa reporting on John Boehner's race for House Speaker: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/boehner-faces-leadership-challenge-from-conservative-members/2015/01/06/1c047668-95c1-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html Brought to you by www.billbennett.com

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the cloud Not an app was stirring, the parents so proud; The iPhones were charging by the bedside with care, In hopes that Facebook notifications soon would be there; The Millennials were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of Angry…